Antispreading device for rails.



P. M. STAOKPOLE. ANTISPREADING DEVICE FOR RAILS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 17, 1914.

PatPnted Feb. 23, 1915.

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P. M. STAGKPOLB. AN-TISPREADING DEVICE FOR RAILS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 17, 1914.

Patented Feb. 23, 1915 2 SHEEiS-SHEET 2.

I W111 Q 1 MIN UNITED STATES PATEET-QFFIG I FRANCIS MARION STACKPOLE, OF.WORTHINGT ON, WEST VlCBIGINIA.

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To all whom it may concern: 3

Be it knowntha'thI, Funnels MA ION STACKPOLE, a citizen of the UnitedStates,

residing at Worthington, in the county of Marion and State of WestVirginia, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements inAntispreading Devices for Rails, of which the following is aspecification, p v This invention relates to anti-spreading devicesforrails, oneof the objects being to providea'compactstruetu-re,--ca'pable of expeditious application to-the rails for preventing lateral thrust, which is very freqliliently occasionedespecially in rounding s train trips, since it-is'well known thatlevers,

etc., very often depend from the train for contact with anabutment orthe'like on the track for giving a signal, opening the train pipe or thelike, and it is to eliminate this undue interference that the presentformation is devised. c

Other objects as well as the nature, characteristic features and scopeof my invention will be more readily understood from the followingdescription taken in con-- neetion with the accompanying drawings andpointed out'in the claims forming a part of this specification,

Referrin o the drawings: Figure 1 is a sideelevatioh of an anti-spreadi'ig device constructed in accordance with my invention, illustrating theapplication thereof,'

Fig. 2 is a top plan view, showing the rails removed, and Fig. 3 is asimilar view, showing these'ctions disengaged from the rails andseparated, illustrating the manner in which the actuating lever isassociated therewith,Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a modified form ofanti-spreading device, illustrating the application thereof, Fig. 5 is atop plan view of the device, showing the rails removed therefrom, and Fig. 6 is a similar view, the outer and inner rail-engaging see- ISpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 17,

Patented Feb. 23, 1915.

1914. Serial No. 845,687.

tions being separated and the actuating lever associated therewith.

In '-the drawings, wherein is illustrated tiled preferred embodiment ofthis invention in orderto illustrate the application thereof, a pair ofrails 5 are provided which in the present instance are of the usualconfiguration, said rails being in connection with my improvedanti-spreading device, -the latter being generally designated at 6 and 011- prises in the present instance a pair of seetions 7 and 8, each ofwhich comprises a metallic strap, the outer "ends of which are engagedbeneath ,the base flangesof the rails, having the free terminals thereofengaged with the top of the base flanges and the webs of the rails andthen bent outwardly into parallelism with the webs as indicated at9,.=so as to reinforce the ends; The section' 8 has its inner endarranged subjacent the inner end of the section 7, said section 8 beingoil-set as indicated at 10, so that said inner end thereof will lie inspaced-re lation to the inner endof thesection 7, to accommodate theactuating lever therebetween, the latter likewise comprising a metallicstrap, one end of which is pivotally'--..

engaged with the section 7, as indicated at 12 and shown to advantage inFig. 3, said.

lever being pivoted, .at 13, to the section 8, so as to simultaneouslyactuate the sections when pressure is exerted upon said lever,

the free end 14 offlthe latter being off-set. so Y as to lie belowtheplane of the operating lever, thereby providing ample space betweenthe section 7 and saidoperating end of the actuating lever to permit ofthe engagement of .thehand therewith by.v which the sections aredisengaged fromthe rails. After the sections 7' and 8 have been engagedwith the rail 5 by the actuation of the lever 11, in order to preventtheir. accidental displacement bythe vibration due to the roll- 'ingstock passing over-the rails,*0r the like.

openings 15 are provided in the sections 7 bersome nature, for instance,asties u on to aline when the sections are clamped into' engagement withtherails, and are adapted for engagement with a pin or locking elcmer t16, the latter being provided with a he ad whichfits-in a complementalrecess in the section 7, as indicated in Fig. 3, in order to prevent theprojecting of the pin 16, upwardly beyond the planeof the section 7,.

. In operation, assuming that the rails 5 have been engaged with theirrespective sections 7 and 8, and it is'desired to clamp said sectionsthereon, pressure is exerted on thelever 11, until the latteris arrangedsubjacent the section .7 after which the locking lever, so. as topositively prevent the accidental displacement of the sections. Shouldit be desired to disengage the'sections and 8 from the rails, pin 16 isremoved and pressure is exerted on the operating end 14 .of the lever11, so asto cause'the;lateral movement ofthe sections in view; of themanner inwhich they, are pivotally connectedwiththe lever.

In Figs; 4:, 5. and 6 of the drawings a similar formation is providedfor, rails 5 be-;

ing-shown' in Fig. A in order to illustrate the applicationof this form.The device shown in these fi res comprises sections 7. and 8'identical,1n configuration to the sections 7 and 8, as shown in Figs. 1,2 and 3, said sections havinga lever '11 engaged therewith which isidentical'with the lever 11 in the original form and-is actuated in ,thesame manner so as to, engage the sections 7 and 8' with the rails 5'.However, in conjunction with the sections 7' and 8' and the lever 11',is a rail engaging intermediate section 17, the opposite-ends 18 ofwhich are bent into enga'gernentwith the upper faces of the base flangesof the rail 5',

and into engagement with theinner faces-of the webs of said rails so asto prevent either inward or outward lateral movement of the rails shouldundue pressurebe exerted thereon by the rolling stock passing over therails. The intermediate; rail-engaging.

section 17 comprises a single rnetallicg strap and is pivotedapproximately fmidway its ends with the section 7, as indicated at '19and shown to advantage ii -Fig. 6, 'in' order to permit of the ready.disengagement and engagement of the .member. from the" rails. In orderto secure, the sections 1, ,8: and

17 from displacement, an" opening 20 is formed in said section 17,which'alinejs with openings 15 in the sections Z and 8 and in the lever11, said opening beingcounter-sunk. for engagement 'with'ithe head ofthe pin or securing element 21 which is engaged through the openingQQ inthe section 17 and the openings 15" in the sections 7" and 8' and thelever ll. "In theoperation of this form as shown in Figs.- 4,.5 and '6,

assuming thattherails S areengaged with their respective sections-'1'and 8',,'the ends 18 of the section 17are engaged ivith the inner facesof the" rails "and" pressure *e'X-f erted on the lever 11, soastolca'use the simultaneous actuation of the sections 7 and 8 intoengagement with the outer faces of th rail, thereby, bracing the rails,both .bersome securing devices have been described as" anti-spreading oranti-creepers forrails, it is nevertheless to be understood that thesemay take element 16 is then engaged through .the alined openings .15 ofthe sections and the the place. of ties on railroads in places where therolling stock is not of such cumbersome nature, for instance, as tiesupon which tracks are mounted over which only coal cars which convey thecoal from a coal mine to a transportation receptacle or the like, isused, it being well known that these I cars are of a very smallconfiguration, so as not to necessitate suchan enlarged or cumbase forthe rails upon which they' travel. 1 v

It will be understood that, the abovede- .scription and accompanyingdrawings comprehend only the generaland, preferred em bodiment ofomyinvention and thatvarious minor changes in details of construction,

proportion and arrangement of parts may be made within the scope of theappended claims and without sacrificing any of the advantages of myinvention.

Having thus fully described my invention What I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An anti-spreading device for rails including rail-engaging sections,and means for actuating said sections into engagement with the rails andoperable on a vertical .axis 1 to provide a relatively flat structurebetween. I

the rails.

2. An anti-spreading device for rails ineluding a pair of relativelymovable 'sec--- lever being in pivotal engagement with each of saidsections so as to simultaneously actuate the latter when pressure isexerted on said lever, and means for engagement through said sectionsand through said lever. forsecurmg the sections against accidentaldisplacement from the rails.

3. An anti-creeper for rails including a pair of relatively movablesections for engagement with the rails, an actuating lever in pivotalengagement with said sections for simultaneously actuating said sectionsinto engagement with said rail and simultaneously releasing saidsections fromsaid rail, at times, and a securing pin adapted forengagementthrough said sections and said lever-for securing saidsections against accidental displacement.

4. An anti-creeper for rails including a tions overlying each other, oneof said ends lying in spaccdapart relation to the opposite end, a levermounted between said inner ends and being pivotally engaged with both'tions, a lever for actuating said sections, saidof said sections forsimultaneously actuating the same for engagement with or disengagementfrom the rails, said lever having its free end off-set to provide ahandle portion to facilitate the operation of the lever, and a lockingpin for engagement through said sections and said lever for retainingthe same together from accidental displacement.

5. An anti-cree er for rails including a pair of sections or engagementwith the outer faces of the rails, a lever for actuating said sections,and a section pivotally engaged with one of said first mentionedsections for engagement with the inner faces of the rails.

6. An anti-creeper for rails in combination with a pair of parallelrails, including a pair of relatively movable sections fdrengagementwith the outer faces of said rails, a lever for simultaneously actuatingsaid sections into engagement with and out of engagement from the rails,and an interme diate section pivoted approximately midway its'ends toone of said sections, the opposite ends thereof being turned into angledrelation to the body for engagement with the inner faces of saidparallel rails to prevent lateral thrust either inwardly or outwardly ofthe rails.

7. An anti-cree or for rails in combination with a pair 0 parallelrails, including a pair of relatively movable sections, an actuatinglever in pivotal engagement with said sections for simultaneouslyactuating the latter into engagement with or out of engagement with therails, an intermediate sec tion pivotally engaged with one of said firstmentioned sections, having the opposite ends thereof turned in angledrelation to the body for engagement with the inner faces of saidparallel rails, and means for engagement through said intermediatesection, said relatively movable sections and said lever where-,

by accidental displacement of any of the sections is revented.

In testimon whereof I afiix my signature in presence 0 two witnesses.

FRANCIS MARION sucxrotr.

